December 31st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 20+
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December 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 16
- Great Crested Grebe 20+
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December 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 6
- Tufted Duck 19
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 26
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December 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 20
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December 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 7
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
- Long-tailed Tit 14+
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December 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 4
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 8
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
- Kingfisher call heard
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
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December 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 9
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
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December 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 7
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 19
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December 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 11+
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December 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 13
- Great Northern Diver 1
- Cormorant 4
- Great Crested Grebe 14
First record of Great Northern Diver for the reservoir |
Sue Heselton: Great Northern Diver (seen to fly off later) |
December 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 6
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Woodpigeon 200+ over to the East
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December 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 25
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
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December 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 8 at dusk
- Tufted Duck 10
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 34
- Nuthatch 1
Unusually the Grebes were concentrated at the south end today |
Kevin Harris: Great Crested Grebe |
December 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 19
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 11+
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Heavy rain and southerly gales |
December 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 150+
- Teal 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 19
- Cormorant 12
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 25
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Sue Heselton: Come on in the water's lovely ...ish |
December 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 20
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 26
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Three of the Cormorants were trying to catch and
eat a very large eel but they failed to consume it. |
December 15th 2020
- Teal 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 20
- Cormorant 9
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 23
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December 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Teal 3
- Tufted Duck 15
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Long-tailed Tit 4+
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Kevin Harris: Long-tailed Tit
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December 13th 2020
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Fishing competition made it very busy |
December 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 23
- Pheasant heard
- Cormorant 17
- Little Egret 6
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 32
- Black-headed Gull 37
- Common Gull 2
- Kingfisher 1
- Marsh Tit 1
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December 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 12
- Little Egret 7
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 38
- Coot 12
- Moorhen 13
- Kingfisher 1
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December 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose c.35
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 20
- Cormorant 25
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 31
- Black-headed Gull 35
- Common Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Long-tailed Tit 4
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December 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 2
- Shoveler 2 pairs
- Tufted Duck 25+
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 8
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 41
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December 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 3
- Shoveler 3
- Tufted Duck 20+
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 38
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December 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 2
- Shoveler 1
- Tufted Duck c.25
- Cormorant 12
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 32
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December 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 27
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Black-headed Gull 39
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December 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 4
- Shoveler 1
- Tufted Duck 35
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 43
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December 4th 2020
- Wigeon 1
- Teal 4
- Shoveler 2 pairs
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 46
- Kingfisher 1
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Sue Heselton: Shoveler
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December 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 172+
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 25
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 17
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 41+
- Coot 10
- Moorhen 9+
- Kingfisher 1
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December 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2
- Shoveler 4
- Tufted Duck 32
- Little Egret 6
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Treecreeper 1
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November 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 25
- Teal 3
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 27
- Cormorant 17
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 46
- Kingfisher 1
- Goldcrest 2
- Long-tailed Tit 15+
- Nuthatch 1
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November 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 11
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Foggy |
November 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 21
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 20+
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 30
- Black-headed Gull 37
- Herring Gull 61
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November 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 31
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 32
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November 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 24
- Cormorant 13
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 36
- Kingfisher 1
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November 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 20
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 30
- Cormorant 13
- Little Egret 8
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 46
- Black-headed Gull 47
- Kingfisher 1
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November 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 33
- Cormorant 15
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 26
- Black-headed Gull 39
- Herring Gull 28
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
- Kingfisher 1
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November 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 26
- Cormorant 13
- Little Egret 6
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 38
- Black-headed Gull 27
- Herring Gull 41
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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November 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 23
- Cormorant 10
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 34
- Black-headed Gull 31
- Herring Gull 87
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
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November 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 25
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 30
- Black-headed Gull 30
- Herring Gull 45
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
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November 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 26
- Cormorant 7
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 30+
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November 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 26
- Cormorant 8
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 37
- Kingfisher 1
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Poor weather and visibility today limited the birds
recorded. |
November 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 13
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
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November 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 30+
- Tufted Duck 18
- Cormorant 14
- Great Crested Grebe 30+
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November 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 16
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 16 (inc. 10
 )
- Cormorant 12
- Little Egret 11 at dusk
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 47
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Malcolm Brown (southwestpix): Shoveler
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November 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 13 settled and 28 flew over
- Wigeon 1
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Teal 3
- Tufted Duck 19
- Cormorant 11
- Little Egret 9
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 53
- Coot 10
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November 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 13
- Wigeon 1 pair
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Teal 5
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 16
- Cormorant 16
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 37
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November 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 46
- Pochard 1
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 21
- Cormorant 18
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 45+
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Dave Helliar: Pochard with Tufted Duck and Canada Goose
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November 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 22
- Wigeon 1
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 23
- Cormorant 25 at dusk
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 34
- Black-headed Gull 53
- Kingfisher 1
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November 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 18
- Wigeon 1
- Gadwall 1
- Shoveler 3
- Tufted Duck 14
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 18
- Little Egret 8
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Black-headed Gull 47
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November 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 31
- Teal 3
- Mandarin 1 pair
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 13
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 42+
- Black-headed Gull 21
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
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November 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 14
- Teal 8
- Shoveler 5
- Tufted Duck 16
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 44 (evening)
- Tawny Owl heard
- Kingfisher 1
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November 7th 2020
- Canada Goose 2
- Shoveler 2 pairs
- Tufted Duck 8
- Cormorant 22 (at dusk)
- Great Crested Grebe 51 (at dusk)
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November 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 14
- Mallard c.140
- Tufted Duck 4
- Pheasant heard
- Cormorant 18
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 38+
- Kingfisher 1
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November 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 15
- Tufted Duck 3
- Cormorant 15
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 30+
- Black-headed Gull 70+
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November 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Teal 1
- Tufted Duck 4
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 31
- Black-headed Gull 45
- Herring Gull 24
- Kingfisher 1
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November 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 15
- Goosander 1 redhead
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Dave Helliar: Goosander
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November 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 4
- Tufted Duck 8
- Mallard 62+
- Cormorant 10
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 37
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November 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 5
- Cormorant 13
- Grey Heron 2
- Coot 9
- Kingfisher 1
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October 31st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 9
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 8
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 26+
- Grey Phalarope 1 probable (DWH)
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Marsh Tit 1 heard
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Dave Helliar: Phalarope behind a Herring Gull
Unfortunately the Phalarope was only seen at nearly a half mile
distance, but we do have this picture to ponder over. |
October 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 9
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 28
- Kingfisher 1
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
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October 29th 2020
- Shoveler 2
- Tufted Duck 9
- Teal 6
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Black-headed Gull 19
- Common Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Chiffchaff 1 heard
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October 26th 2020
- Great Crested Grebe 34 at dusk
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October 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 7
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Cormorant 11
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Black-headed Gull 44
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
- Rook 2 over
- Chiffchaff heard
- Wren 2 seen
- Pied Wagtail 1
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Kevin Harris: Wren and Shoveler
Wrens are often heard churring in the undergrowth. It was nice
to actually see a couple today.
Not much is recorded about Rooks at the reservoir. Crows and Jackdaws
are commonly seen, but Rooks less so. |
October 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 16
- Cormorant 13 to roost
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 31
- Tawny Owl 2 calling
- Kingfisher 1
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October 23rd 2020
- Tufted Duck 10
- Cormorant 14 to roost
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 34
- Tawny Owl 2 calling
- Kingfisher 1
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October 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 12
- Cormorant 12
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 36
- Black-headed Gull 300+
- Herring Gull 200+
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October 21st 2020
- Mallard 91 in SW corner at dusk
- Tufted Duck 19
- Cormorant 11 to roost
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 35
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October 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 89 in SW corner at dusk
- Tufted Duck 24
- Pheasant 2 imm.
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 37
- Black-headed Gull 200+
- Herring Gull 147
- Kingfisher 2
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October 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 29
- Cormorant 16 to roost
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 38
- Kingfisher 1
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The Ibis has not been seen for 2 days now despite
looking hard |
October 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 9
- Cormorant 16 to roost
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 31
- Tawny Owl 2 calling late evening
- Kingfisher 2
- Pied Wagtail 4
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Sue Heselton: Buck Roe Deer
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October 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 3
1
- Tufted Duck 17
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Glossy Ibis 1
(SW corner - lunchtime only)
- Black-headed Gull 55
- Tawny Owl 2 calling late evening
- Kingfisher 1
- Pied Wagtail 4
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October 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 20
- Cormorant 9
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Glossy Ibis 1
(SW corner - arrived at 17:55 - still some light)
- Black-headed Gull 60
- Herring Gull 22
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
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Kevin Harris: Young Roe Deer and last photo of the Ibis
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October 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 13
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 30
- Glossy Ibis 1
(SW corner - Sunset was at 18:18, Ibis seen at 18:49 in last scan
before giving up)
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October 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 11
- Cormorant 13 in trees at dusk
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Glossy Ibis 1
(SW corner - Sunset was at 18:20, Ibis arrived at 18:47!)
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October 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 10
- Cormorant 8
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening in SW corner - arrived at 18:12)
- Black-headed Gull 22
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
- Coal Tit 1
- Wren 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Kevin Harris: It's getting harder to photograph the Ibis
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October 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 12
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening in SW corner)
- Black-headed Gull 10
- Herring Gull 20
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Jackdaw c.60
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Kevin Harris: The Glossy Ibis is still appearing daily just before
dark
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October 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 6
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Black-headed Gull 29
- Raven 2 over
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Morning visit - will check tomorrow evening for the
Ibis. |
October 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 8
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Black-headed Gull 33
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Morniing visit |
October 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 16
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Kingfisher 1
- Raven 2 over low
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October 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 13 + 24 over
- Pnk-footed Goose 1 (SH)
- Tufted Duck 13
- Cormorant 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10
- Glossy Ibis 1
(noon and evening)
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Sue Heselton: Pink-footed Goose a new species for Chard Res.
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October 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Gadwall 2
- Tufted Duck 14
- Cormorant 8
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
- Glossy Ibis 1
(NW corner at 11:30, SW corner from 13:10 to 17:20+)
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Kevin Harris: Glossy Ibis
Mostly the Ibis looks just reddish brown and if not moving blends
in rather too well with the tree trunks and shadows.
Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of the glossy green feathers in
the wing.
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October 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 16
- Gadwall 2
- Shoveler 1
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Swallow 5
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October 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 16
- Gadwall 2
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Glossy Ibis 1
(noon and evening)
- Herring Gull 51
- Long-tailed Tit 15+
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October 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 12
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 18
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
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October 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mandarin 1
2
- Tufted Duck 18
- Grey Heron 1
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
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October 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Wigeon 16
- Shoveler 1
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1
(@ 14:00 and 17:30)
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Buzzard 1
- Coot 5
- Kingfisher 1
- Raven 2 over
- Swallow 1
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October 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 207
- Tufted Duck 10
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Black-headed Gull 20
- Herring Gull 57
- Kingfisher 2
- Swallow and House Martin 45+ flew south in torrential rain
- Nuthatch 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
Also 3 Roe Deer
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September 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 160
- Tufted Duck 10
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 4
- Glossy Ibis 1
(late afternoon)
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Kingfisher 2
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Chiffchaff 1 singing
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Dave Helliar: Ibis and Moorhen
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September 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Kingfisher 2
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September 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 5
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Black-headed Gull 24
- Kingfisher 2
Also 3 Roe Deer
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September 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Moorhen 14
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September 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Kingfisher 1
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September 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1
- Tufted Duck 3
- Cormorant 7
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 17
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September 24th 2020
- Tufted Duck 6
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Kingfisher 1
Also 2 Roe Deer |
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September 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1
- Mandarin 1
2
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Snipe 1
- Kingfisher 2
- Chiffchaff singing
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September 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 64
- Mandarin 1
2
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Moorhen 19+
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September 21st 2020
- Mandarin 1
2
- Tufted Duck 4
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
(evening)
- Common Sandpiper 1
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September 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 3
- Mandarin 3
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1 (flew north, but
reappeard in the evening)
- Great Crested Grebe 16+
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-tailed Godwit 1
- Magpie 12
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September 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 3
- Mandarin 3
- Teal 1
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Glossy Ibis 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Black-tailed Godwit 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Mediterranean Gull 1 1st winter
- Herring Gull 79 (including 59 juveniles)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
- Kingfisher 2
- Chiffchaff call heard
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Kevin Harris: Black-tailed Godwit and Moorhens
Ibis Video by Dave Helliar
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September 16th 2020
- Little Egret 3
- Cattle Egret 1
- Great White Egret 3 (Dave Helliar)
- Glossy Ibis 1 (Sue Heselton)
- Spoonbill 1 (Brian Rendell)
|
A crazy day. As far as I know these birds weren't
all present at once. I believe the Spoonbill was only present early
morning and the Ibis late in the day. |
September 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1
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Sue Heselton: Glossy Ibis |
September 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Glossy Ibis 1
- Little Grebe 1 imm.
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Black-headed Gull 85
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September 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 8 ducklings
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 2
- Cattle Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1 (visited twice during
the day)
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
- Swallow 1
- Chiffchaff 1
- Nuthatch 1
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Kevin Harris: Glossy Ibis
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September 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Glossy Ibis 1 (visited twice during
the day)
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Black-headed Gull c.100
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
- Swallow 1
- Chiffchaff 1
Also a Small Copper butterfly and 3 Roe Deer seen.
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Dave Helliar: Glossy Ibis
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September 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 1
- Cattle Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10
- Dunlin 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
Also 1 fox |
 
Sue Heselton: Cattle Egret Kevin
Harris: Dunlin
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September 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mandarin 3 (fem./imm.)
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Cattle Egret 1 juv
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Black-tailed Godwit 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
Also 2 foxes |
 
Dave Helliar: Cattle Egret and Foxes
|
September 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 5
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Kingfisher heard
- House Martin 50+
- Chiffchaff 2 heard
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September 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- House Martin 80+
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September 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard
with 9 new ducklings
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Buzzard 1
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 84
- Green Woodpecker heard at south end
- House Martin 100+
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Sue Heselton: Roe Deer
Also Roe Deer family in SW corner |
September 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Kingfisher heard
- House Martin 50+
- Chiffchaff 2 heard
Also 2 Slow worms |
Kevin Harris: Little Egret
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September 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 14+
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September 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Black-headed Gull 107+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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September 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Swift 1 (possibly 2 dropped in for a drink)
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August 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 69
- Kingfisher 1
- Nuthatch 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Kevin Harris: Acorns and Small Copper
Also a Grass Snake seen, but it was too quick for me to get a photo. |
August 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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August 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 16
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August 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 6
- Tufted Duck 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Buzzard 2
- Black-headed Gull 69
- Kingfisher 1
- Hirundines 100+ mostly House Martins paid a brief visit to drink
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August 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Kingfisher 1
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August 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Black-headed Gull 50
- Common Tern 1 (first winter)
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
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Kevin Harris: Common Tern
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August 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Common Tern 1
(first winter)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
- Great Black-backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 2
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August 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
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August 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 5
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Grey Wagtail 1
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August 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Black-headed Gull 79
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August 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 4
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Kingfisher 1
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August 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 4
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Black-tailed Godwit 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Green Sandpiper 1
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August 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Teal 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 4
- Oystercatcher 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Reed Warbler 2 near hide
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August 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard south end
- Nuthatch heard
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August 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Black-headed Gull 27
- Herring Gull 300+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 20
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard south end
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August 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Teal 5
- Tufted Duck family
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Black-headed Gull 49
- Herring Gull 175
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 12 ad 3 juv
- Kingfisher 2
- Raven 1
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Dave Helliar: Common Sandpiper
|
August 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Gadwall 3
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Black-headed Gull 15
- Herring Gull 132
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 14
- Swift 1
- Kingfisher 1
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August 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 3 adults 6 large young
- Canada Goose 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Black-headed Gull 145
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
- Raven 2 over
|
Also 2 Deer on west shore |
August 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Black-headed Gull 27
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
|
Also a Deer |
August 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 16 (all ages)
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 62
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
- Kingfisher 2
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August 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 14 (all ages)
- Black-headed Gull 7
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
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August 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Reed Warbler heard
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August 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 163
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 5 young
- Black-headed Gull 19
- Common Sandpiper 2
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August 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard 158
- Tufted Duck 2and
4 young
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Black-headed Gull 45
- Kingfisher 1
|
Sue Heselton: Little Egret
Also a rather poorly looking fox today |
August 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1
- Mallard 136
- Tufted Duck and
4 young
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Black-headed Gull 25
- Herring Gull 55
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
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July 31st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Teal 1
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 6
- Cattle Egret 1 (SH)
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Black-headed Gull 75 inc V59T Danish ringed bird
- Herring Gull 220 inc c.45 juvs
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 16 inc 2 juvs
- Stock Dove 2
- Kingfisher 1
- Reed Warbler 1
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Sue Heselton and Dave Helliar: Cattle Egret
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July 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Mallard 250+
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 6 young
- Black-headed Gull 41
- Herring Gull c.200
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
- Kingfisher 2
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July 29th 2020
- Tufted Duck family, but only 4 young now + 2 adults
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 13 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 78 (one colour ringed)
- Herring Gull 138
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
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July 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 6
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 51
- Herring Gull 193
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
- Kingfisher 1
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July 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 1
- Teal 1
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Black-tailed Godwit 3
- Black-headed Gull 65
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
- Kingfisher 2
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Sue Heselton: Black-tailed Godwit
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July 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 1
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 9
- Black-headed Gull 25
- Herring Gull 92 inc 12 juv
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
- Green Woodpecker heard close to hide
- Reed Warbler 1 seen near hide
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Sue Heselton: Common Sandpiper
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July 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 9
- Black-headed Gull 51 adults
- Herring Gull 92 inc 12 juv
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
- Kingfisher 2
- Long-tailed Tit 10+ flew over hide
- Grey Wagtail 1
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July 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Moorhen building nest out in the open
- Black-headed Gull 17
- Reed Warbler heard briefly at south end
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July 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Mallard 4 medium sized young and 5 small young
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 3
- Little Grebe 1 near hide
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 4 young
- Kingfisher 1
- Chiffchaff 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Kevin Harris: Little Grebe and Kingfisher
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July 22nd 2020
- Cormorant 1
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Little Grebe 1 near hide
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 4 young
- Black-headed Gull 32
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
- Herring Gull 121
- Swallow 4
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July 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Mallard 225
- Tufted Duck family
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 3
- Little Grebe 2
- Great Crested Grebe 11 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 74
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Swift 12+
- Kingfisher 1
|
Also a deer at the waters edge on the north west
shore |
July 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard family with 5 young
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 6 young
- Moorhen 2 young
- Black-headed Gull 19 adults inc. bird ringed in Denmark
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Dave Helliar: ringed Black-headed Gull
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July 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Mallard family with 5 young
- Tufted Duck family
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1 - close to hide
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 6 young
- Moorhen 2 young
- Black-headed Gull 10
- Kingfisher 1
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July 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck and
5 young - close to hide
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 11 adults 6 young
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Sue Heselton: Tufted Duck family
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July 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Tufted Duck family
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 13 adults 6 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 7
- Herring Gull 70
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
- Reed Warblers heard south end
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Kevin Harris: Centaury in one of the reseeded areas and Common Blue
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July 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck
with 5 young
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 6 young
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
- Kingfisher 1
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July 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 15 adults 5 young
- Reed Warblers heard south end
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July 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Mallard 4 ducklings
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 8 adults 5 young
- Black-headed Gull 6
- Reed Warblers heard south end
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July 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 13 adults 5 young
- Black-headed Gull 8
- Reed Warblers heard south end
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July 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 5 young
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Black-headed Gull 4
- Herring Gull 41
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Kingfisher 1
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Swallow 4
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July 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 7 adults 3 large young 1 medium and 1 small
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Kingfisher 1
- Swallow 1
- Reed Warbler heard near hide
- Chiffchaff 2 heard south end
- Blackcap 1 heard south end
|
Kevin Harris: Red Admiral
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July 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Mallard 80+
- Tufted Duck
with 5 ducklings
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults and at least 5 young seen
- Black-headed Gull 1 adult
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Kingfisher 1 heard
- Reed Warbler heard near hide
- Grey Wagtail 1 heard
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Dave Helliar: Young Tufted Duck |
July 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Tufted Duck
with 5 ducklings
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 13 adults 3 large young
- Reed Warbler heard near hide
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July 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Tufted Duck
with 5 ducklings
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 3 large young 1 small on adult's
back
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
- Reed Warbler heard near hide
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July 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 1 adult
- Mallard with 4 small ducklings on east shore
- Tufted Duck
with 5 ducklings
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 5 young
- Common Sandpiper 6
- Black-headed Gull 1 adult
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Kingfisher 1
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July 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck
with 3 ducklings
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15 adults 4 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
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July 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Reed Warbler singing at south end
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July 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck
with 5 ducklings
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults
- Common Sandpiper 6
- Black-headed Gull 4 adults
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Kingfisher 1
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Dave Helliar: Tufted Ducks - only the second Tufted Duck family
raised since the 1980's
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June 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults 5+ young from 3 families
- Black-headed Gull 3 adults
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June 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 adults + some young
- Black-headed Gull 3 adults
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
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June 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18 adults
- Black-headed Gull 1
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June 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Grey Heron 1
- Mallard 60+
- Tufted Duck 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 2 young
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black-headed Gull 2 adults
- Kingfisher 1 heard
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
- Reed Warbler 2+ at south end
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June 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Great Crested Grebe 18 adults
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Kingfisher 1
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June 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 (ring DKL)
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Tufted Duck 3
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults
- Herring Gull 141
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 17 adults 4+ young
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 23rd 2020
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 juv
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15 adults 4+ young
- Herring Gull 29
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 20th 2020
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18 adults
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 3 young
- Herring Gull 89
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
- Treecreeper 1 with 2 young
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June 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 16 adults 2 young
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling (on the water)
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 20 adults 3 young as one family
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 16 adults 2 young
- Herring Gull 97
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Great Black-backed Gull 1
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 1 young
- Herring Gull 230
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
- Great Black-backed Gull 1
- Blackcaps all around
- Chiffchaffs both ends
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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June 14th 2020
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults 2+ young
- Herring Gull 97
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 SE corner
- Tufted Duck 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 12th 2020
- Mute Swan mot seen
- Great Crested Grebe 16 adults 5/6 young
- Reed Warbler heard at southwest corner
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June 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 16 adults 5/6 young
- Kingfisher 1
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 at south end
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 15 adults (2/3 new young on east shore and
2 nests in NW corner))
- Kingfisher 2+
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
- Reed Warbler heard at north, east and south reedbeds
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June 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 3 young
- Herring Gull 117
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
- Kingfisher 1
- Blackcap heard
- Reed Warbler heard at north, east and south reedbeds
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Also a pair of grebe on mating platform in reedbed
near to hide & a grebe nest building in SW corner
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June 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Great Crested Grebe 9 adults 3 young
- Reed Warbler several heard at south end
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June 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe some display
- Moorhen 5 young from 2 broods
- Herring Gull 600+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
- Reed Warbller heard at south end and east side
- Chiffchaff heard north and south
- Blackcap heard north and south
- Treecreeper 1 east side
- Wren 1 singing north end
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June 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Reed Warbler 2 at south end
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June 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
at south end still no cygnets
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 11
- Coot 2 small chicks south end
- Herring Gull 425 evening roost
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 20 in evening
- Reed Warbler 4+ at south and east sides
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June 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Coot 2 small chicks south end
- Herring Gull 27
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June 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 female seen but no sign of any cygnets
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults
- Gulls 0
- Reed Warbler 3 at south end
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June 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Herring Gull 600+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Reed Warbler 1 heard at south end
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June 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 1 on north shore
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 2 young
- Herring Gull 446
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
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May 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2
- Great Crested Grebe 14 adults
- Herring Gull 300+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
- Reed Warbler 2 at south end
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May 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2, one being chased off by the other
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 11 adults
- Herring Gull 500+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
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May 27th 2020
- Mute Swan not seen
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 10 adults and 3 chicks
- Swallow 3
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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May 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 3 chicks
- Coot 6 young
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
- Reed Warbler heard at north, east and south end
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May 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 3 chicks
- Buzzard 1
- Herring Gull 140
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Chiffchaff 3
- Blackcap 3
- Reed Warbler heard at south end
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Kevin Harris: Grebe chicks in big waves
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May 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 3 adults 1 gosling
- Mallard 5 ducklings
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Coot pair with at least 1 chick
- Great Crested Grebe 16+ adults 3 chicks
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May 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Great Crested Grebe 17 adults 3+ chicks
- Herring Gull 77
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Reed Warbler heard at both ends
- Treecreeper 3
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May 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 20 adults 3 chicks
- Buzzard 2
- Herring Gull 217
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 21
- Swallow 6
- Reed Warbler heard at both ends
- Nuthatch 2
- Wren 1
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Dave Helliar: Grebe and chicks |
May 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling
- Great Crested Grebe 12 plus 1 chick
- Buzzard 1
- Moorhen 1 chick at south end
- Herring Gull 65
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
- Reed Warbler 5+ south end
- Nuthatch 2
- Wren 1
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Also 4 Terrapins at the north end |
May 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 2 adults 1 gosling on Jim's field
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Herring Gull 257
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 20
- Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
- Reed Warbler 2 south end
- Nuthatch 2
- Wren 1
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May 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Swift 1
- Swallow c.25
- Reed Warbler 3 north end, 2 south end
- Treecreeper 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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May 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 1
- Cormorant 1 imm.
- Great Crested Grebe 14+
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Swift 2
- Stock Dove 2 over
- Grey Wagtail 1
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May 11th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Great Crested Grebe 15+
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Swift 1
- Swallow 20+
- Sand Martin 5+
- House Martin 15+
- Reed Warbler present but almost inaudible!
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May 10th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Tufted Duck 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12 (some on nests?)
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Herring Gull 78
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Swallow c.25
- Spotted Flycatcher 1 singing in east wood
- Coal Tit Still feeding young
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Also Carp spawning |
May 9th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Mallard
with about 6 ducklings by Jim's field
- Great Crested Grebe 16+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Swift 2
- Coal Tit Still feeding young
- Reed Warbler 2 singing in NE reedbed and 3 in S reeds
- Reed Bunting
singing in south reeds
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May 8th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Great Crested Grebe 19+
- Herring Gull 500+
- Swift 2
- Swallow 1
- Reed Warbler 1 NE reedbed (no song heard)
- Grey Wagtail singing
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Gary Andrews: Terrapins
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May 7th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Tufted Duck 1
- Mandarin 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Reed Warbler 2 NE reedbed; 3 S reedbed;
1 by Hide reedbed
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
- Grey Wagtail singing
- Reed Bunting 1
singing
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May 6th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Gadwall 1
- Pheasant 2 on Jim's field
- Great Crested Grebe 16+
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 on Jim's field
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 at south end
- Reed Warbler 2 NE reedbed; 3 S reedbed;
1 by Hide reedbed
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing in the woods
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
- Grey Wagtail singing
- Reed Bunting 1
south reedbed
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May 5th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 1 imm.
- Great Crested Grebe 17+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Swift 8
- Swallow 10
- Coal Tit Still feeding young
- Reed Warbler 2 NE reedbed; 3 S reedbed;
1 by Hide reedbed
- Grey Wagtail singing by the dam
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May 4th 2020
- Mute Swan Pair
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Buzzard 1
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Herring Gull 12
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming south end
- House Martin 4
- Marsh Tit 1 carrying food in Hide Wood
- Coal Tit Still feeding young
- Reed Warbler 2 NE reedbed; 3 S reedbed;
1 by Hide reedbed
- Wren 1
- Grey Wagtail with nest material just outside area by Deardens
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Also Roe Deer with newly born fawn adjacent to Jim’s
Field, along shore. |
May 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Gadwall 1
- Tufted Duck pair
- Mallard 50+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 briefly bathing
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
- Swift 5
- Swallow 3
- Sand Martin 5
- House Martin 3
- Reed Warbler 2 at north and 3 at south
- Willow Warbler singing in filed next to east wood
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing in Jim's field
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May 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Coot 4
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Swallow 2
- Reed Warbler 2 at north and 2+ at south
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
- Robin 1 adult feeding newly fledged young
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May 1st 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Swallow 2
- Reed Warbler heard at north end
- Spotted Flycatcher 1 heard
- Grey Wagtail pair at north end
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April 30th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker calling at south end and drumming on
east side
- Coal Tits confirmed still at nest
- Swift 1
- Swallow 2
- Reed Warbler 2+ at south end, 5/6 heard at north end
- Reed Bunting singing in south reedbed
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April 29th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck pair
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 17+
- Kingfisher 1
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
- Swallow 3
- Reed Warbler 2 in NE reedbed
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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April 28th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Canada Goose 1
- Cormorant 1 imm.
- Great Crested Grebe 17+
- Stock Dove 2 in Jim's field
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
- Swallow 10+
- Sand Martin 5
- Long-tailed Tit 2 pairs
- Reed Warbler singing at both ends
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April 27th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Kingfisher 1
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2+ singing at south
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
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Dave Helliar: Spootted Flycatcher |
April 26th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 16+
- Common Sandpiper 2 north end
- Stock Dove 2
- Great Spotted Woodpecker heard calling
- Coal Tit pair nesting
- Swallow 2
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2+ singing at south
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing
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Also lots of Orange Tips. a Speckled Wood and 2 Terrapins |
April 25th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck pair
- Mandarin 1
- Pheasant 2
- Cormorant 1 imm.
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Green Woodpecker 1 heard
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 heard calling and drumming
- Jay 1
- Marsh Tit 1
- Swallow 3
- Long-tailed Tit heard east side
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing
- Reed Bunting heard south end
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Gary Andrews: Mandarin |
April 24th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck pair
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Common Sandpiper 9
- Cuckoo heard from
the East wood (somewhere to the north)
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Mistle Thrush 1 singing
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April 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck pair
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Cuckoo 1 calling outside area
but near the north end
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Marsh Tit 1 heard
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April 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck 3
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Common Sandpiper 6+
- Herring Gull 118
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Reed Bunting singing in south reedbed
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April 21st 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
- Swallow 1
- Bearded Tit 1
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
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April 20th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck 5
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
- Common Tern 1
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Willow Warbler 1 just ouside of area to the east
- Marsh Tit 1 carrying food
- Reed Bunting 1
in NE reedbed
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Also 1 Speckled Wood; 1 Orangetip & swarms of St
Mark’s Flies!
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April 19th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 1
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Sparrowhawk 1 over
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Sand Martin 3
- Swallow 9
- Bearded Tit 1 heard only
- Reed Warbler 2 singing at north and 2 singing at south
- Grey Wagtail 1
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April 18th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck heard
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 20+ (several nests)
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Herring Gull 60+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Common Tern 2
- Sand Martin 1
- Swallow 38
- Bearded Tit 1
- Reed Warbler 2 singing
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Dave Helliar: Common Tern |
April 17th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck a pair
- Cormorant 3
- Coot 1 on nest
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- House Martin 1
- Sand Martin 1
- Swallow c.40
- Sand Martin 3
- Bearded Tit 1
- Reed Warbler 3 singing (two north and one south)
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Dave Helliar: Bearded Tit still at South end |
April 16th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Tufted Duck a pair
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 2
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Swallow 5
- Sand Martin 3
- Bearded Tit 1
- Reed Warbler 2 singing (one north and one south)
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Dave Helliar: Bearded Tit at South end - a new species for the reservoir |
April 15th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Mallard 6 ducklings south end
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 19+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Swallow 1
- Grey Wagtail pair
- Reed Warbler 1 singing in NE reedbed
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Dave Helliar: Common Sandpiper and Great Crested Grebe |
April 14th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Stock Dove 1 singing in East wood
- Swallow 1
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April 13th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Cormorant 4
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Stock Dove 2 in adjacent field
- Swallow 8
- House Martin 3
- Sand Martin 1
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April 12th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Common Scoter 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 20+
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
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April 11th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 2
- Cormorant 4
- Great Crested Grebe 20+
- Raven 1 over
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Also a Green-veined White, Orange Tip and Speckled Wood |
April 9th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Greylag Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Common Sandpiper 2 on west side
- Great Spoptted Woodpecker 3 (inc. 2 drumming)
- Swallow 1
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Also a Green-veined White |
April 8th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Canada Goose 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 14+
- Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
- Green Woodpecker heard
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Also two male Orangetips |
April 7th 2020
- Mute Swan pair
- Canada Goose 2
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 17+
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April 6th 2020
- Mute Swan pair nesting
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 16+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
- Buzzard 2
- Willow Warbler 1 singing
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Also a Comma, Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Peacock butterflies |
April 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Canada Goose 2
- Shoveler 1 pair (south end)
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 14
- House Martin 1
- Sand Martin 11
- Swallow 3
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Also a Brimstone and 2 Peacock butterflies |
April 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Kingfisher 1
- Bullfinch 1
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April 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Sand Martin 3
- Treecreeper 1 singing
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April 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 1
- Mallard 64
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Coot 6
- Moorhen 2
- Herring Gull 100
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
- Swallow 1
- Sand Martin 15
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Blackcap 2 singing (south end)
- Grey Wagtail 1
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March 31st 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 18+
- Sand Martin 5
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March 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Tufted Duck 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 20
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Green Woodpecker heard
- Sand Martin 14
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March 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Canada Goose 4
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Black-headed Gull 1
- Herring Gull 200+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
- Swallow 6
- Sand Martin c.15
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March 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Tufted Duck 2
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 14 (nest building by one pair)
- Black-headed Gull 18
- Common Gull 2
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Sand Martin 7
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March 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Tufted Duck 5
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 10+
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March 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Blackcap 2 singing
(north and west sides)
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March 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult
- Black Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 2
and 1
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Herring Gull 300+
- Green Woodpecker calling
- Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
- Marsh Tit 2
- Coal Tit
- Long-tailed Tit 4
- Chiffchaff numerous singing
- Nuthatch
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March 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 5
- Smew 1 redhead (presumably
the same bird as last seen on Feb 11th)
- Cormorant 2
- Swallow 1
- Sand Martin 3
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Dave Helliar: The Smew returns |
March 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 5
and 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Sand Martin 8+
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March 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 4
- Cormorant 2
- Great Crested Grebe 4+
- Sand Martin 21
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March 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair (DKL & partner)
- Tufted Duck 5
and 1
- Pheasant heard
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Buzzard 2
- Black-headed Gull 35
- Mediterranean Gull 2
- Common Gull 103
- Herring Gull c.200
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 calling
- Coal Tit 2
- Sand Martin 18
- Nuthatch 3
- Chiffchaff 4 singing
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Kevin Harris: Gulls today at the res |
March 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 8
- Sand Martin 7
- Chiffchaff 1 singing north end
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March 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 8
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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March 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Cormorant 3
- Great Crested Grebe 9
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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March 16th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 5
- Great Crested Grebe 9
- Buzzard 1
- Black-headed Gull 1
- Herring Gull 135
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Nuthatch heard
- Long-tailed Tit 1
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Also 2 Brimstone butterflies in the sunny meadow |
March 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 2
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Grey Wagtail 1 pair
- Pied Wagtail 1
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March 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 3 (one is a hybrid)
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 9
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
- Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and calls
- Nuthatch heard
- Coal Tit 1
- Raven 1 over
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Kevin Harris: Canada Goose hybrid |
March 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 7
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March 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 4
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 3
- Buzzard 1
- Black-headed Gull 7
- Common Gull 1
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
- Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
- Coal Tit 2
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Kevin Harris: Male Swan chasing off a Canada Goose |
March 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 6
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Common Gull 35
- Sand Martin 1 (early date DWH)
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March 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 6
- Mallard 48+
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 5
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Black-headed Gull 10
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
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March 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults (DKL and partner)
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 3
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
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March 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Pheasant 2
- Little Egret 4
- Great Crested Grebe 4
- Black-headed Gull 19
- Common Gull 7
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
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Kevin Harris: Nuthatch
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March 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Tufted Duck 1
- Cormorant 4
- Great Crested Grebe 10
- Herring Gull 60+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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March 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Cormorant 4
- Great Crested Grebe 11
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March 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 1 adult ( The local female DKL)
- Canada Goose 4
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 2
- Little Egret 4
- Great Crested Grebe 5
- Common Gull 17
- Mediterranean Gull 1 (coming
out of 2nd winter plumage)
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
- Long-tailed Tit 2
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Kevin Harris: Med Gull showing its white underwing |
March 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 2
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Black-headed Gull c.200
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
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March 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 9
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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February 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Canada Goose 2
- Mandarin 1 pair
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Black-headed Gull 3
- Herring Gull 12
- Redwing 5 in Children's play area
- Marsh Tit 1
- Coal Tit 1
- Long-tailed Tit 2
- Nuthatch 2
- Wren 2 singing
Very changeable weather with high wind, hail, sleet and some sunshine |
 
Kevin Harris: Long-tailed and Great Tits at the peanut feeder in the
sunshine and Mandarin in a hail storm |
February 28th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 1
- Little Egret 7
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Black-headed Gull 110
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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February 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Teal 2
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 9
- Black-headed Gull 300+
- Common Gull 2
- Redwing 50+ singing in east woodland
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February 25th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Cormorant 3
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 6
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February 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 4 (2 pairs)
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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February 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 6
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 6
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February 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 2
- Cormorant 7
- Little Egret 7
- Great Crested Grebe 7
- Black-headed Gull 176
- Common Gull 7
- Herring Gull 31
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Marsh Tit 1
- Nuthatch 2
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February 21st 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Black-headed Gull 17
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
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February 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 6
- Great Crested Grebe 4
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February 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 7
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Black-headed Gull 70+
- Herring Gull 37
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
- Grey Wagtail 1
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February 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 6
- Great Crested Grebe 6
- Black-headed Gull 5
- Common Gull 1
- Herring Gull c.100
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
- Kingfisher 1
- Long-Tailed Tit 2
- Coal Tit 1
- Marsh Tit 1
- Nuthatch 2
- Treecreeper 1
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Kevin Harris: Marsh Tit and Treecreeper |
February 17th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 6
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 4
- Black-headed Gull 10
- Common Gull 3
- Herring Gull 86
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
- Great Black-backed Gull 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
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February 16th 2020
- Canada Goose 2
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Oystercatcher 1
- Common Gull 3
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Dave Helliar: Oystercatcher |
February 14th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 2
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Black-headed Gull 60+
- Kingfisher 2
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February 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Little Egret 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
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February 12th 2020
- Canada Goose 4
- Teal 2
- Cormorant 19
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Black-headed Gull 50+
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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February 11th 2020
- Canada Goose 4
- Teal 4
- Shoveler 4
- Smew 1 redhead (north end)
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 14
- Great Crested Grebe 12
- Kingfisher 1
- Marsh Tit 1
- Coal Tit 1
- Nuthatch 2
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February 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 4
- Teal 4
- Cormorant 12
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Black-headed Gull c.80
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Redwing c.50 in Jim's field
- Goldfinch 10 north end
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February 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Teal 4
- Tufted Duck 3
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 11
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
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February 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 5
- Teal 4
- Tufted Duck 4
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 19
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Buzzard 1
- Lapwing 4
- Coal Tit 2
- Nuthatch 2
- Treecreeper 1
- Goldfinch small party
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Kevin Harris: Lapwing and Mute Swans
The immature Mute Swan joined in with the adults display, immediately
prior to the adults mating. Behaviour that I've not seen before.
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February 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 7
- Teal 4
- Mallard 125+
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 21
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Black-headed Gull 30
- Herring Gull 77
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
- Marsh Tit 2 (north end)
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February 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 14
- Teal 4
- Smew 1 redhead
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 4
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Common Gull 4
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
- Coal Tit 2
- Nuthatch 1
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Dave Helliar: Smew
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February 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 3
- Smew 1 redhead (south-east side)
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 5
- Great White Egret 1 (Brian Hill)
- Grey Heron 1
- Kingfisher 2
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February 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 23
- Teal 4
- Tufted Duck 2
- Smew 1 redhead (south-east side)
- Cormorant 18
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Kingfisher 1
- Goldcrest 1
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February 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 4
- Tufted Duck 1
- Smew 1 redhead
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 12
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Black-headed Gull 41
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February 2nd 2020
- Tufted Duck 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 16
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February 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Teal 2
- Shoveler 3
- Tufted Duck 5
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 26
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January 31st 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 16
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 30+
- Black-headed Gull 15
- Common Gull 1
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January 30th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 20
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Black-headed Gull 60+
- Common Gull 1
- Great Black-backed Gull 2
- Kingfisher 1
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January 29th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 26
- Black-headed Gull 144
- Mediterranean Gull 4
- Common Gull 2
- Kingfisher 1
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Kevin Harris: Two of the Med Gulls today
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January 28th 2020
- Teal 2
- Cormorant 20
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 23
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No sign of the Smew today, plenty of people looking. |
January 27th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 18
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 27 (some displaying)
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January 26th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 1
- Tufted Duck 3
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 21
- Little Egret 6
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 22+
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January 25th 2020
- Canada Goose 18
- Teal 2
- Cormorant 21
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 31
- Black-headed Gull 70+
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January 24th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 3
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 21
- Little Egret 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 28
- Lapwing 1 in SW corner
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January 23rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Tufted Duck 7
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 19
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 23
- Black-headed Gull 250+
- Herring Gull 170+
- Common Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
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January 22nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Tufted Duck 14
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 19
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 20+
- Kingfisher 1
- Sparrowhawk 1
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Foggy |
January 20th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 22
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
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January 19th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 2
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 18
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Black-headed Gull 37
- Herring Gull 29
- Kingfisher 1
- Marsh Tit 2
- Coal Tit 3
- Long-tailed Tit 4
- Nuthatch 2
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January 18th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 10
- Little Egret 1
- Great Crested Grebe 23
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January 17th 2020
- Pheasant 1 heard
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 19
- Grey Wagtail 1
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The water level was high after much recent rain and
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January 15th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Cormorant 10
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 22
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January 13th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Canada Goose 2
- Tufted Duck 3
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Kingfisher 1
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January 12th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 4
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 14
- Little Egret 7
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 25
- Kingfisher 2
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January 11th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 4
- Cormorant 17
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Black-headed Gull c.60
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
- Long-tailed Tit 6+
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Kevin Harris: Little Egret catches a fish near the hide
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January 10th 2020
- Mute Swan 4 adults 1 imm
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Tufted Duck 19
- Smew 1 redhead (asleep on SW shore)
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 16
- Little Egret 5
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 24
- Kingfisher 1
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January 9th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Smew 1 redhead
- Little Egret 1
- Kingfisher 2
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January 8th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 2
- Wigeon 1
- Tufted Duck 16
- Smew 1 redhead
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 29
- Little Egret 6
- Great Crested Grebe 24
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January 7th 2020
- Mute Swan 3 adults 1 imm
- Teal 11
- Tufted Duck 4
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 17
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Nuthatch 2
- Goldfinch flock
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January 6th 2020
- Mute Swan 3 adults 1 imm
- Tufted Duck 15
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 25
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 2
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 25
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Kingfisher 1
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January 5th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 5
- Tufted Duck 20
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 26
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 26
- Kingfisher 1
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January 4th 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 18
- Tufted Duck 19
- Smew 1 redhead
- Pheasant 1
- Cormorant 26
- Little Egret 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Great Crested Grebe 24
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January 3rd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Wigeon 1
- Tufted Duck 12
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 5
- Little Egret 6
- Grey Heron 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Kingfisher 1
- Long-tailed Tit 12
- Nuthatch 3+
- Treecreeper 1
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January 2nd 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Shoveler 1 pair
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 11
- Smew 1 redhead
- Cormorant 23
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 21
- Kingfisher 1
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January 1st 2020
- Mute Swan 2 adults 1 imm
- Teal 23
- Tufted Duck 22
- Smew 1 redhead
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Pied Wagtail 15+
- Grey Wagtail 1
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2020 sightings
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